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Climate Change Implications on Rainfall Erosivity and Intensity Duration Frequency Curves over the Southeast United States 

Takhellambam, Bijoychandra Singh (2023-08-04)  ETD File Embargoed
Climate change impacts on precipitation characteristics will alter the hydrologic characteristics, such as peak flows, time to peak, and soil erosion potential. However, many of the currently available climate change ...

Development of Reliable Erosion Indices for Climate-Informed Soil Conservation in the Southeastern United States 

McGehee, Ryan (2016-12-09)
A new methodology and corresponding dataset are recommended for a more accurate calculation of erosion index (EI) and erosivity (R) that was more consistent with observations from superior data sources. NOAA NCDC DSI-3260 ...

Effect of animal manure application and soil physicochemical properties on nutrient and metal leaching 

Malhotra, Kritika (2023-08-07)  ETD File Embargoed
A significant amount of poultry litter produced in the southeastern United States is applied to pasture lands. Poultry litter application on agricultural lands can cause nutrient enrichment of subsurface effluent, particularly ...

The Effect of Grid Resolution on Hydrodynamic Modeling of Biscayne Bay 

Nwogwu, Nathaniel (2024-01-08)
Environmental Fluid Dynamics Code Plus (EFDC+) is a model that has been proven to be effective in hydrodynamic simulation. Understanding water surface elevation (WSE) and salinity dynamics in estuaries is crucial for ...

Effect of landuse and landcover change and climate change on the hydrological response and water quality of Big Creek Lake Watershed South Alabama USA 

Eva, Eshita (2021-07-12)
Land use and climate are the two key factors affecting the hydrological processes of a watershed. This research aimed to evaluate the impact of changing land use and land cover (LULC) and climate change on hydrological ...

Effects of tillage practices and cover crops on X-ray computed tomography derived soil pore characteristics 

Kaur, Preetika (2023-08-02)  ETD File Embargoed
Soil management practices such as conservation tillage and cover crops improve soil health and crop yield. However, these practices may create connected soil pore networks that can cause preferential transport of contaminants ...

Engineering Comfort for Micro-resolution Mosquito Bite Blocking Textiles 

England, Alexa (2023-04-24)  ETD File Embargoed
Over a million people die yearly from diseases spread by biting insects, especially mosquitos. Pesticides are currently used to control harmful insect populations although there are often negative side effects from pesticides. ...

Examining the effect of salinity on dolphin mortality using Lagrangian particle tracking in a hydrodynamic model 

Shahidzadehasadi, Mehrzad (2023-12-06)  ETD File Embargoed
Every year, many dolphins are found dead on the beaches and waterways of the Gulf of Mexico and Mississippi Sound. In 2019, an unusual mortality event (UME) happened, where 337 bottlenose dolphins were stranded between ...

Influence of climate variability on the ecologically sustainable water withdrawals from streams for irrigation 

Sangha, Laljeet (2019-07-10)
Alabama (AL) receives a large amount (1270-1727 mm annual average) of rainfall annually. However, much of the rainfall occurs in the non-crop growing season (winter months), and recurring, severe droughts during the crop ...

Investigating Soil Parameters Effect on Crop Yields and Hydrology at Field Scale in the Southeast US Using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool 

Tadych, Danielle (2020-05-20)
Over the past forty years, the Apalachicola–Chattahoochee–Flint (ACF) river basin in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida has been the subject of numerous litigation and research regarding water allocation. The state of Georgia’s ...

Modeling Effectiveness of Broiler Litter Application Method and Timing for Reducing Phosphorus and Nitrogen losses in Big Creek Watershed, Alabama 

Arora, Palki (2018-07-23)
Agriculture plays an important role in the economy of Alabama (AL) and the United States (US). In AL, broiler litter is commonly used to fertilize pastures. However, repeated application of broiler litter to same pasture ...

Quantification of Soil Macropore Characteristics using X-ray Computed Tomography 

Budhathoki, Suman (2021-08-05)
Soil macropores, such as root channels and earthworm burrows, constitute only a small fraction of the total soil volume but contribute largely to the transport of water and solutes in subsurface flows. One of the challenges ...

Sediment Fingerprinting to Identify Sources of In-Stream Sediment in an Urbanized Watershed 

Malhotra, Kritika (2018-07-23)
Excessive delivery of fine-grained sediment and sediment-bound nutrients to surface waters results in water quality impairment. Information on the relative contribution of different sources contributing sediment to river ...

Surface and Subsurface Transport of Phosphorus from Surface and Subsurface-applied Poultry Litter 

Lamba, Jasmeet (2009-11-30)
A plot scale experiment was conducted in a pasture at the Sand Mountain region of north Alabama, USA. Nine plots of 1.52 m by 3.05 m were constructed with sheet metal borders to isolate runoff. The soil was a Hartsells ...

Towards improving agricultural and environmental sustainability in the lower Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin by understanding the agricultural and climate change impacts on the surface- and groundwater resources 

Karki, Ritesh (2020-09-23)
Surface- and groundwater resources in the lower Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin play an important role in the economic and ecological vitality of the region. Agriculture, which contributes more than $2 ...